The Idea Of The Common Good

• Authors: Rafał Łatka
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The notions of common good and the reason of state were always present, usually in a joint way, in the teachings of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński. They came to the foreground, especially in the periods of post-war crises in Poland, moments of growing social tension. Despite the fact that the primate did not want to be a politician, because the main sphere of his activity was concern for the souls of Poles, he became a statesman, for whom the welfare of Poland and Poles was the primary task. This was largely due to the primate’s concern for the broadly understood common good – Poland as a subject of common concern for all members of society, regardless of their views. Most importantly, Cardinal Wyszyński was able to look at the political situation without ideological bias or obstinancy. If he believed that communists somehow work for the common good and care about the fate of society, he supported their activity (an example of this could be the fight against social pathologies – especially alcoholism).   

Keywords

EN

Primate Stefan Wyszyński; reason of state; common good; homeland; nation; political realism

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Studia Theologica Varsaviensia
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 69-85

Dates

published

2019-11-01

Contributors

author

Rafał Łatka

References

• AAG, Stefan Wyszyński, Pro Memoria 1956.
• AAG, S. Wyszyński, Pro Memoria 1978.
• AAG, Stefan Wyszyński, Pro Memoria 1980-1981.
• AAW, SPP 04/13 General Council of the Polish Episcopate 1958.
• AAW, SPP 04/26 General Council of the Polish Episcopate 1971.
• AAW, SPP 04/31 General Council of the Polish Episcopate 1976.
• AAW, SPP 04/33 General Council of the Polish Episcopate 1978.
• AAW, SPP 04/35 General Council of the Polish Episcopate 1980.
• AAW, SPP 04/174 Plenary Conference of the Polish Episcopate of 11 April 1957.
• AAW, SPP 04/304 Plenary Conference of the Polish Episcopate of 10 September 1980.

Identifiers

DOI

10.21697/stv.61.2.04